entrance (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The act of entering1. ingressio2. intrŏĭtus, ūs (for syn. v. TO ENTER)3. expr. by verbII. The right of entering to the presence of a king, etc.III. Concrete, a place for entering1. intrŏĭtus, ūs2. ădĭtus, ūs3. os., ōris, n.4. ostium (like preced.) • entrance (subs.): I. The act of entering: 1. ingressio: to be forbidden e. into the forum, ab in. fori propulsari, Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 9: the form ingressus also occurs, Caes. 2. intrŏĭtus, ūs (for syn. v. to enter): e. by night into Smyrna, nocturnus in. Smyrnam, Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5: at his very first e., primo statim in., Tac. 3. expr. by verb: immediately on his e., *ut primum introiit, intravit: those who effected an e. there, quo qui intraverant, Caes. B. G., 7, 73: (the dictator) makes his triumphal e. into the city, triumphans urbem invehitur, Liv.: v. to enter. II. The right of entering to the presence of a king, etc.: jus adeundi, Cic. Fam. 4, 7, fin.: these have constant right of e. to the king, *his patet semper aditus ad regem: v. access. III. Concrete, a place for entering: 1. intrŏĭtus, ūs: all the e.s had been blocked up, omnes in. praeclusi erant, Caes.: Cic. 2. ădĭtus, ūs: v. approach (II.). 3. os., ōris, n.: (mouth; of a gulf, cavern, etc.): at the e. of the Euxine, in ore Ponti [et angustiis], Cic. Verr. 4, 58, 129 (for which immediately after, ad introitum Ponti). Join: in ipso aditu, atque ore (portus), Cic. 4. ostium (like preced.): v. mouth. Phr.: just at the very e., in ipso limine (v. threshold): just at the narrowest part of the e. to the harbour, qua fauces erant augustissimae portus, Caes. B. C. 1, 25, med.: at the e. of the province, in prima provincia, Cic. Fam. 3, 6.